基础英语轻松学【34】恐怖活动还是自然爆发
<p> 本课您将学到：<span word="work">work</span>不只是工作，<span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>（可想而知）,<span word="take">take</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span>（利用还是欺骗？）</p><p> 非典型肺炎这个貌似医学术语的名词，带着一波波购买板蓝根的热潮和恐慌，迅速传遍全国，席卷全球。这仅仅是一次流行病吗？还是恐怖分子的又一次恐怖行动？</p><p> <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="respiratory">respiratory</span>（呼吸的） <span word="disease">disease</span>（疾病） <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="identified">identified</span>（确认的） <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>（市民） <span word="in">in</span> <span word="chat">chat</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span>（恐怖分子）.</p><p> 不过现在我们可以稍微放心了，因为专家都说：</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="never">never</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Steven">Steven</span> <span word="M">M</span>. <span word="Block">Block</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="biologist">biologist</span> （生物学家）<span word="and">and</span> <span word="germ">germ</span>-<span word="weapons">weapons</span>（微生物武器） <span word="expert">expert</span>（专家） <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span> <span word="University">University</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="indicator">indicator</span>（指示物，迹象） <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span>（表明） <span word="a">a</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>.</p><p> 据说这次疾病是由人们驯养的水禽身上首先发现的，随即传染了猪和人。疾病之所以会在广东爆发，恐怕与他们的生活习惯也有关系吧！</p><p> <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="viruses">viruses</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="mechanisms">mechanisms</span>（自然现象产生的物理过程）, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Block">Block</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span>.</p><p> 不过，让人难以想象的是，在医学如此发达的21世纪初，肺炎居然会成为威胁人类生命的大敌，看来任何时候都不能小看卫生和保健哪！</p>
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